Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, the No 14 seed, edged out Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-7 (3), 6-3, 7-5 to move into the quarter-finals of Roland-Garros at Stade Roland-Garros in Paris on Monday.
Haddad Maia, ranked No 14, will face Tunisian Ons Jabeur, the No 7 seed, next.
The Brazilian won against German Tatjana Maria (6-0, 6-1), Russian Diana Shnaider (6-2, 5-7, 6-4) and Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, the No 23 seed (5-7, 6-4, 7-5) ahead of her victory.
Earlier in the tournament, Sorribes Tormo, ranked No 132, beat French wildcard Clara Burel (7-6, 6-2), Croat Petra Martic (6-4, 6-1) and Kazakh Elena Rybakina, the No 4 seed (W/O).
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